What
It's
All About
Project Baseline is a grassroots, environmental conservation initiative.
Our organization exists to support people who are invested in water
quality and availability by providing a platform that gives voice to
otherwise under- or undocumented aquatic areas. We started as an
organization built around underwater cave and open water divers.

Project Baseline encourages people to use pictures, video, dive logs, and
observations already being collected for personal records, and upload that
data into our database. Observations that are cataloged in an
accessible, defensible and consistent manner can be used over time to gain
a deeper understanding of each place visited by everyday adventurers. We
are thrilled to be part of the Citizen Scientist movement that, when
managed effectively, can be extremely influential in any number of
scientific or public policy applications.
Objective

BAUE's contribution to Project Baseline will start with gathering data
within the Point Lobos Marine Park. This data will start off with a number
of simple data points that any diver can capture. They are:

These specific data points will be captured at six well known sites within
the reserve. These sites are:

Worm Patch
Hole in the Wall
Lone Metridium
Sea Mount
End of Middle Reef
End of Granite Point Wall

In addition to the data we will also be capturing photo and video evidence
that will be held on the BAUE project baseline site.

How
you can get involved There is no sign up
roster, no special training, and anyone who is a BAUE member can collect
data and participate each time you dive at Point Lobos. All you need to do
is collect the data from one of the sites above, then come back and enter
that information in an online form.

1. Download Google Earth and start the
application
2. On the left hand side menu you will see Places. Under Places you will
see My Places. Right click on My Places and a small menu comes up.
Choose Add, then choose Network Link.
3. Type in Point Lobos into the Name field and then copy and paste the
above network link into the Location field.
4. You should now see something like this: